Trojans pull away quickly

STOCKTON - Lincoln coach Chris Roemer may not necessarily believe that all good things come to those who wait.

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By Scott Niendorf

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By Scott Niendorf

Posted Dec. 13, 2012 at 12:01 AM

By Scott Niendorf

Posted Dec. 13, 2012 at 12:01 AM

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STOCKTON - Lincoln coach Chris Roemer may not necessarily believe that all good things come to those who wait.

His Trojans girls basketball team didn't waste any time scoring 30 points in the first quarter and combined with tenacious full-court defense to tame the Tokay Tigers 69-18 on Wednesday at Lincoln.

In the first, Celina Serna scored 15 of her game-high 21 points and Ashlyn Crenshaw tallied eight of her 14 points to give the Trojans (5-4) a 30-2 lead.

"Our defense set the tone early," said Roemer, whose team forced 17 first-half turnovers and 22 overall. "We wanted to start strong to take (Tokay) out of the game."

Serna made a 3-pointer early and hustled for easy fast-break baskets. She also had five rebounds and four steals.

"Our defense got us a lot of transition points," Serna said. "We have a lot of good shooters who took advantage of open shots off the rotation (passes)."

Crenshaw dominated the paint early muscling her way for layups or soft floaters down the lane set up by screens.

"We like to score fast break points early so we don't have to fight at the end of a game," said Crenshaw, who finished with nine rebounds, three steals, two assists and a blocked shot. "We don't have a lot of height so we go for speed. Today was one of the better games we've played and I think our team chemistry showed."

Megan Butler scored the Tigers' (3-7) only points in the first half on a field goal and a pair of free throws, as Tokay trailed 48-4 at intermission.